According to ESPN and amid multiple reports of a press conference, it looks like Fresno State has fired head coach Tim DeRuyter.
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Filed to ESPN: Tim DeRuyter will not return as Fresno State coach. Athletic director Jim Bartko to address media... https://t.co/BB8YT5IuBg
— . (@ESPNRittenberg) October 23, 2016
This was DeRuyter's fifth season at Fresno, and his tenure there had started off with a bang. After a 20-6 record there in his first two seasons, Fresno's record slowly declined with DeRuyter at the helm. That came to a head this week, as Fresno lost their seventh game of the season amid a 1-7 start.
Who could replace DeRuyter may be more important than his firing. The growing speculation among the college football community is that Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin could be the favorite for the job.
The fact that @Fresno_State may be pulling the trigger this early can only mean one thing in regards to a possible leading candidate.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) October 23, 2016
Starts with an L and ends with an N and has three national championship rings in the middle.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) October 23, 2016
BRING LANE HOME. https://t.co/h2DgAMvDuE
— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) October 23, 2016
Kiffin played as a quarterback at Fresno, and we was an assistant there for two years. If Fresno can really bring him back as a head coach, it would be a huge lift for the program.
